The title of this piece is Rue. Ophelia stands at the body of water she will eventually drown in while holding rue and reflecting (literally and metaphorically).
Out of all the Ophelia pieces, this one probably has the most thought put into it. I was reading a lot of essays about Ophelia to get ideas, and many people thought that Ophelia was pregnant. When Ophelia is mad and handing out flowers, each flower has a symbolic meaning. The flower Ophelia gives to herself is rue, which in Shakespeare's time was used for abortions. The word rue also means regret, which I think is an appropriate emotion for this scene. I made a reference to the Arnolfini Portrait in Ophelia's dress in order to suggest her pregnancy.
Watercolor on cold press.
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